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By Stephanie Bartos

"I spy

In my mind’s eye

A girl who used to be me

She smiles and shines

Golden like summertime

Untouched by a grim reality

Alone at night

She was free from the fright

Of your lingering calculated stare

Your intentions never shown

God, how could she have known

About the evening that you had planned

Headlights in the rain

You calling her names

“Stupid”, “trash”, & “sexy”

But the worst indeed

Is how you chose not to see

The pain oozing from her eyes

When you held down her hands

And took off her pants

She was frigid and had no escape

She stared at the ceiling

And her mind kept reeling

Thinking: “Is this what it’s like to be raped” "


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